Midnight blue

#321b4e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for midnight blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Midnight blue is a dark purple with a dramatic cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #321b4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#321b4e

RGB50, 27, 78

HSL267, 49%, 21%

HSV267, 65%, 31%

CMYK36%, 65%, 0%, 69%

Lab15.55, 23.46, -27.34

XYZ3.08, 2.01, 7.43

Decimal3283790

Web safe#333366

Pantone5255 C

Shades of midnight blue

#2e1948 #2b1743 #27153d #241338 #201132 #1d102d #190e27 #160c22 #120a1c #0f0817

Tints of midnight blue

#44256b #572f88 #6939a4 #7c45bf #9062c9 #a57fd3 #b99bdd #cdb8e6 #e1d5f0 #f6f2fa

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#374e1b Analogous#1b1e4e Analogous#4b1b4e Triadic#4e321b Triadic#1b4e32 Split complementary#4e4c1b Split complementary#1d4e1b

Midnight blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 36, 65, 0, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #321b4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

36 65 0 69

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

37 64 4 75

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #321b4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #321b4e; }
.text { color: #321b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321b4e; }

How midnight blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Midnight blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #321b4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #321b4e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Midnight blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #321b4e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around midnight blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn midnight blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #321b4e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from midnight blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #321b4e is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.